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Method

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Boil the pasta for 2 mins less time than stated on the pack. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min, then gradually stir in the milk to make a thick white sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in all but a handful of cheese.

Drain the pasta, mix with the white sauce, tuna, sweetcorn and parsley, then season. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheese. Bake for 15-20 mins until the cheese on top is golden and starting to brown.

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Comments (131)

clairburnett8th Dec, 2016

5

Yummy! Really quick to make. I only use half the pasta and low fat cheese, any more and I think it would be too carb heavy and rich. I also put frozen sliced peppers with the pasta to cook and use 3 tins of tuna for extra protein.

I just made this for dinner and it was really nice. The only adaptations I made was that I halved it and added herb au provance instead of parsley. Next time I'll add peas instead of sweet corn. I also made cheesy garlic bread to go with it

This was fairly tasty, easy, cheap and good for a mid-week meal. I did not stick strictly to the recipe, I made some alterations;

1. I used whole-wheat fusilli instead of the listed pasta,2. Did not add the full amount of pasta listed, instead finding approx. 550g to be the right amount as per the sauce3. I parboiled about three handfuls of cauliflower, cut into small pieces and added to the mix4. Also added 4 finely chopped spring onions5. Used a mixture of white cheddar and red cheddar6. Forgot to add parsley, and did not have any sweetcorn

I wouldn't make it a regular in the house or serve to guests or anything. Maybe adding the parsley and perhaps breadcrumbs on top of the cheese if I were to make it again. I think leftover ham would also be good in this. I just happened to have mosta the ingredients and it saved me a trip to the shops.

I have this in the oven now. I know it's appropriate to comment on recipe as written. It's not somehow in my DNA to follow a recipe to the letter. I cut back pasta to 1#. I added enough half and half and also some skim milk to the bechemel so that it wasn't too thick. Also added some nutmeg. Tasted great after adding xtra xtra sharp cheddar. Added 3 cans white albacore tuna, peas, corn, scallions, parsley to pasta before adding sauce. After mixing all together and adjusting seasonings, it needed something. So I added a couple Tbl of soy sauce. That did it! Added panko, parsley, crushed corn flakes to shredded cheese for topping and tossed it with a little olive oil. Sprinkled it over top. It smells heavenly!

Halved the recipe for 3. Still plenty. Bit too dry for me. Completely edible, and very simple. Will probably do a version of this again but I'd make it more saucey and add an onion and other veg. Nothing massively wrong with recipe, just not for me.

This is in my cooker now. We have this quite a lot. I add a tin of chopped tomatoes & nutmeg & pepper to the cheese sauce. I use half fat cheese for the sauce but put full fat and crushed cheese & onion crisps on the top. Sometimes I add peppers but usually peas & sweetcorn.

For a student who can barely cook I found this recipe super easy to follow! I was a bit anxious about the end result but was very surprised when it tasted delicious. I reduced the ingredients because I'm not feeding a family but still found that it lasted for 2 meals. I also didn't put any sweetcorn in as I'm not a fan.Will definitely cook this again and found it cheap to make! :)

Easy and cheap to make, I added more cheese and flour to the sauce to make it thick enough, and a fair amount of black pepper. I don't really like canned tuna but am trying to eat more protein so I made this for my family, they all loved it, so it's a good recipe.

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